More from this issue:

1. Twenty-Five Years of Prison Legal News, by Paul Wright
2. HRDC Litigation Project Update – 25th Anniversary Edition, by Lance Weber
3. News in Brief
4. Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges
5. Dehydration Death of North Carolina Prisoner Prompts Investigations, Firings, Resignations, by Christopher Zoukis
6. When is a Person too Insane to Execute?, by Matthew Clarke
7. Disabled Minnesota Prisoner Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $10,000, Other Relief, by Robert Warlick
8. Convictions Affirmed for Two Former Rhode Island Guards Who Assaulted Prisoners
9. Maryland County Jail Guards Receive Rights Mirroring Those of State Prison Guards
10. $500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew
11. Easing Residency Restrictions Helps Curb Homelessness Among Registered Sex Offenders, by Matthew Clarke
12. Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard, by Derek Gilna
13. First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award, by Matthew Clarke
14. Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts, by David Reutter
15. California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, by Michael Brodheim
16. Iowa DOC May Not Switch Administrative Law Judges in Mid-Disciplinary Process, by Matthew Clarke
17. The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too!, by Carl Takei
18. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit, by Matthew Clarke
19. Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair, by Derek Gilna
20. $50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail, by Gary Hunter
21. Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid
22. Georgia Jail Pays $937,500 in Wrongful Death Settlement
23. Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim, by David Reutter
24. Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff, by Lonnie Burton
25. New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates
26. $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident, by David Reutter
27. Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law, by Joe Watson
28. Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire, by Derek Gilna
29. The Persistence of Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
30. Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina, by Lonnie Burton
31. Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million, by Mark Wilson
32. Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses, by Mark Wilson
33. Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky, by Panagioti Tsolkas
34. Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence, by Mark Wilson
35. ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
36. California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution, by Mark Wilson
37. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from Matthew Clarke:

• CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026
• Ninth Circuit Lets Stand Ruling That Federal Prisoners’ Gradually Accumulated Savings Are Subject to Restitution Turnover, June 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Lawsuit Against Prison Dental Staff, June 1, 2026
• Nebraska Lifts Suspension of Native American Religious Practices Hours Prior to Federal Court Hearing, June 1, 2026
• Florida Federal Court Excoriates BOP for Health Care Failures, Grants Prisoner Early Release to Seek Treatment for Possible Breast Cancer, June 1, 2026
• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026
• Faced with Record-Breaking Jail Deaths, L.A. County Supervisors Tell Sheriff’s Department to Improve Access to Naloxone, Camera Monitoring, and Security Checks at California Jail, May 1, 2026
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Warden, Four Other Louisiana Jailers Indicted for Brutalizing Compliant Detainees with Riot Shield, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Wrongful Use of Force.
• $112,500 Paid to Former New Mexico Prisoner Denied Public Records of Excessive Force by Guards, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Public Records Act, False Imprisonment.
• Washington Governor Fires Independent Prison Watchdog, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Taser Use Doubled After Grand Jury Report on Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Staff Training.
• Six Maryland Guards Convicted in Prisoner’s Beating, Cover-up; § 1983 Suit Filed, May 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Obstruction of Justice, Wrongful Use of Force, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
• Judge Denies New York Prison Chief’s Motion to be Dismissed from Case Related to Robert Brooks’ Murder, May 1, 2026. Work Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Train/Supervise, Police--Excessive Force, Deliberate Indifference.
• The Systematic Terror of Rankin County’s “Goon Squad”, May 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, War on Drugs, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• $10.3 Million Paid for Teen’s Death at Kansas Juvenile Detention Facility, April 1, 2026. Restraints, Qualified Immunity, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Wrongful Use of Force.